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Matt Cafissi

Matt Cafissi    Editor/Creator 'n Chief
Matt started playing the guitar at the age of eighteen . After some years of self-studying he decided to attend to classes at the renowed Lizard Institute Of Music with the great instructor Giacomo Castellano . Now he's the Chef's Creator and author of various cds . web site

Ryan Maza's Warp 3

Ryan Maza    Instructional Columnist
As the forefront to the creative force behind the instrumental progressive rock/fusion group, Warp 3, Maza & company recently released their debut Enhanced CD, Music has Evolved distributed by Guitar Nine Records . web site

Toshi Iseda

Toshi Iseda    Instructional Columnist
The Midwest's #1 Guitar and Bass Instructor. Endorsed by over 15 major manufacturers including Eventide (Steve Vai is the company's only other Guitar endorsee). Hard driving instrumental rock with emphasis on songs rather than shredding. web site

Dave Martone

Dave Martone    Instructional Columnist
Recording Engineering degree from Fanshawe College and BA of Music with a minor in Music Education from Berklee College of Music obtained on scholarship. Clinics and teaching done for Berklee College of Music and the National Guitar Workshop . web site

Rob Balducci

Rob Balducci    Instructional Columnist
Rob's style is unique. It's a combination of hard rock, metal and blues. His indie demo has garnered praise by critics as well. One writer stating, "Balducci possesses an emotional feel that is rare in music...it's fascinating how well Balducci is able to express himself through his music without using a single word . web site

Christian Alsing

Christian Alsing    Instructional Columnist
Christian comes from Sweden and his style is unique . A mist of Ron Thal's tecniques and Frank Zappa's imaginations . Mr Alsing is author of a great mini cd called "Aggro" , a fusion of metal riffs and amazing guitar solos . web site

Emiliano Mammini

Emiliano Mammini    Review Columnist
Attended the the Lizard School of Music, where he studied "Jazz and rock guitar" with Alex Stornello and still has a close repoire with Mr. Stornello, Micheal Mellner, Fabrizio Biscontri and the Headmaster, Giovanni Unterberger. web site

Fabio Montorzi

Fabio Montorzi    Instructional Columnist
A shredder from the far region of Italy. Fabio's playing is fast and furious. He also has compiled the works of two excellent solo cd's. Now Fabio play with a member of Eldritch and Athena (italian metal bands) . web site

Lorenzo Di Antonio

Lorenzo Di Antonio    Instructional Columnist
Lorenzo started to play guitar at 14 years old . He went study guitar at Lizard Modern Academy in Florence where he attempted the Michael Mellner classes . Now Lorenzo works at his upcoming solo cd . web site

Francesco Fareri

Francesco Fareri    Instructional Columnist
Francesco Fareri is a shred neoclassical and progressive guitar player. He has now released his first instrumental CD called Suspension where he shows his technique together with his ideas of shred-melody . web site

Gianluca Russo

Gianluca Russo    Instructional Columnist
Gianluca Russo started to playin’guitarat the age of fourteen influenced by Y.J.Malmsteen and great italian song singer-writing Lucio Battisti . Autodidact until eighteen , he discoveres Greg Howe and Brett Garsed . web site

Ernesto Homeyer

Ernesto Homeyer    Instructional Columnist
Ernesto Homeyer picked up the guitar at age 12 where his teachers immediately recognized his exceptional abilities . Influenced by Malmsteen and Van Halen , Ernesto's talents quickly developed into the style . web site

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